{"id":16818,"date":"2014-10-13T00:31:31","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T00:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/israeli-parliamentarians-meet-their-rwandan\/"},"modified":"2014-10-13T00:28:27","modified_gmt":"2014-10-13T00:28:27","slug":"israeli-parliamentarians-meet-their-rwandan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/israeli-parliamentarians-meet-their-rwandan\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli parliamentarians meet their Rwandan counterparts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{An Israeli parliamentary delegation led by the president of the Middle East country&#8217;s lawmakers, Ronen Plot, arrived in Rwanda Sunday for a four-day visit to strengthen and expand bilateral ties and cooperation, a statement said.}<\/p>\n<p>During their visit to Rwanda, the top delegation of Israeli legislators is expected to meet their Rwandan counterparts on closer ties, Xinhua reported.<\/p>\n<p>The two sides will especially take the big picture of Rwanda- Israel relations into account, seek a better role for the friendship group, enhance mutual understanding and trust, promote cooperation in all fields and seek closer ties through parliamentary diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p>The delegation will also hold talks with several government officials and expect to meet Rwandan President Paul Kagame, said the statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli lawmakers&#8217; visit comes months after Rwanda and Israel signed a Memorandum of Understanding in June this year, on the establishment of bilateral consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda and Israel forged diplomatic relations soon after Rwanda &#8216;s independence in July 1962. 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